Killa.Ounze
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...it's all water under the fridge
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Date Registered: Sept 13, 2016 21:45:03 GMT -6
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Post by Killa.Ounze on Sept 13, 2016 22:28:08 GMT -6
I am about halfway through with "Death By Black-hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries" and I have to say although me of 10 years ago would of never guessed I'd be reading and enjoying a book like this I honestly have been.
I was wondering if anyone else is a fan of his, and if they have another book from him to suggest or possibly something from another scientist like Michio Kaku(nothing else I can randomly pick the next book, just figured I'd pick some brains first).
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kattgoddess
Tatterdemalion
Current SuperPower : getting out of a catsuit in the ladies w/out dropping a sleeve in the bowl
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Date Registered: Sept 13, 2016 15:10:24 GMT -6
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Post by kattgoddess on Sept 14, 2016 18:31:09 GMT -6
I have a couple of books from Michio Kaku floating around but I haven't gotten to them yet so I couldn't actually suggest either one from an 'already read' perspective. I can say that they were good enough for me to pick up and take home though. If you are thinking 'hard science' , you could add Stephen Hawking to the list of potential reads. And if you are thinking 'soft science' just type in something you enjoy from pop culture and add 'Science of' or 'Physics of' in front of it in google and see what pops. I've got a few of those types of books floating around as brain candy and they never fail to entertain.
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Killa.Ounze
Board Witch
...it's all water under the fridge
Posts: 463
Date Registered: Sept 13, 2016 21:45:03 GMT -6
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Post by Killa.Ounze on Sept 15, 2016 7:08:39 GMT -6
I was worried Hawkings books might be a snore-fest. Otherwise my taste is some where between soft and hard. Just like with all things I think it's good to take in both soft and hard knowledge. Neil, at least in this book, I have to say is mostly pretty soft, but I love his energy and passion for science and although i know most of what I read I enjoy hearing him relay information. As for googling that's the easy way out I am busy enough with keeping up on news and recent events, still trying to write and perform, having a significant other, bringing in money to my apartment, gaming, and still trying find time to be me and visit people online or IRL. So when I do seldomly read a book, or take on some kind of new media be it a band, show, comic, or etc I prefer it to be something i am already extremely interested in, grabs my attention and makes me interested, or it has to be something from a personally trusted source like a friend or acquaintance. I am still big on word of mouth in this day and age, even trying to find a good video game to play just looking online you see a dozen different lists of the best games that vary from each person or website and it's all personal taste and opinion so if I am going to be going off of taste I prefer it to be someone I know and/or like I guess. Plus it's an extra reason to converse with others, and I like conversating.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2016 9:37:12 GMT -6
Mary Roach is good for "softer" science with a layman's approach. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers and Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void are both very good.
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Skyyhigh666
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Date Registered: Sept 19, 2016 2:14:51 GMT -6
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Post by Skyyhigh666 on Sept 23, 2016 17:43:46 GMT -6
Wait. The earth isn't flat?
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kattgoddess
Tatterdemalion
Current SuperPower : getting out of a catsuit in the ladies w/out dropping a sleeve in the bowl
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Date Registered: Sept 13, 2016 15:10:24 GMT -6
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Post by kattgoddess on Sept 24, 2016 18:55:45 GMT -6
Wait. The earth isn't flat? No. It's hollow. Kids these days not knowing their sciences and crap.
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